India’s first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, who was killed in a helicopter crash in December, will be posthumously conferred Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian award. Covid-19 vaccine makers—Cyrus Poonawalla of the Serum Institue and Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella of Bharat Biotech—will be honoured with Padma Bhushan.
The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday announced the Padma Awards on the eve of the Republic Day.
While Microsoft head Satya Nadella and Google chief Sunder Pichai were named for Padma Bhushan, singer Sonu Nigam and Olympic gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra will be honoured with a Padma Shri.
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